Marion water board funds first phase of $2 million upgrade
The Marion water department board approved engineering work for the initial phase of a $2,000,000 capital improvements program. Dave Johnson of Shire Hattery and Associates will begin the project with completion targeted for mid 1977. The board also approved contracts and policies on bonds, tank maintenance, and rate increases. A new 66 passenger school bus was approved for $17,207 for the Marion Independent School District with delivery expected by December.
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Marion Water Department Board of Trustees
Dave Johnson
Shire Hattery and Associates
Johnson
Mmders
Volved
Barber Excavating Co
Marion Independent School Board
Ken Smith
Marion Fire Fighters and City Reach Tentative Contract
Collective bargaining teams from the city and the Marion Fire Fighters Assn reached a tentative agreement with a federal mediator. Terms were not disclosed, but City Manager Joe Painter said a cost of living salary adjustment was included. The nine-member union met Thursday morning and unanimously approved the contract.
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Marion Fire Fighters Assn
Joe Painter
Two Hurt In Marion Two Car Collision Near Country Club
Two 19 year olds were injured in a two car crash near Indian Creek Country Club on Indian Creek Road. Jeffrey A. Stotler and Deborah L. Stueland were taken to St. Luke's hospital with head injuries and facial lacerations. Stotler was later moved to University Hospitals in Town City and remains in fair condition while Stueland is in fair condition in ICU for observation. The accident happened when Stotler allegedly tried to pass a vehicle and both drivers were freed from wreckage. The case is under investigation and no charges have been filed.
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Indian Creek Country Club
Indian Creek Road
Jeffrey A. Stotler
Thirty-fifth Street
Deborah L. Stueland
St. Luke's Hospital
Stoller
University Hospitals
Town City
Miss Stueland
St. Luke's Intensive Care Unit
Marion
Stotler
Recreational Facilities Listed for Winter Use by City
City parks official Joe Butterfield says two ice skating rinks will be built with warming houses at Marion Independent athletic field and Taube park, plus a sliding hill at American Legion park near Thomas park. A warming house is planned, the upper part of the hill closed, and a small children area near the swimming pool cottage. Rinks and hill will be supervised on weekends and holidays. hours to be announced.
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Joe Butterfield
Marion Independent Athletic Field
Taube Park
American Legion Park
Thomas Park
Algo
Butterfield
Sliding Hill
Building Permits Granted by City Building Department
Permits issued in the last seven days include John Leefers for a four plex at 280 Eighth Avenue valued at $21,888. John Martinson for bath and kitchen remodel at 2788 Eleventh Avenue valued at $2,000. R K Home Improvement for room addition at 1800 Twenty-seventh Street valued at $3,240. Eugene De Young for garage addition at 1225 Starry Drive valued at $300.
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John Leefers
Eighth Avenue
John Martinson
Eleventh Avenue
R. K
Eugene de- Young
Starry Drive
Alaska's First Black Representative Bowman Dies
Anchorage Alaska AP Willard Bowman the first black elected to Alaska legislature died Wednesday of bone cancer at age 56 His death closes a landmark chapter in Alaska politics.
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Alaska
Anchorage
Willard Bowman
Iowa Escape Fugitive Nabbed Near Clovis New Mexico
Laverne Zaehinger, 46, once a lifer for murder in Iowa and an escapee from Ft Madison in 1973, was arrested near Clovis, New Mexico. Federal agents charged him with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and he appeared in court with a $150,000 bond set in Curry county jail.
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N.M
All Iowa
Curry County
FBI
Laverne Lewis Zaehinger
Zashinger
Iowa State Penitentiary
Ft. Madison
Iowa
K.B. Boney
Zaehinger
U.S
Calvin Neumann
Four People Sentenced in Linn District Court
Four defendants pleaded guilty in Linn district court with varied penalties. Patrick Kinney received 120 days in county jail and suspended terms up to ten years on two breaking and entering charges, plus three years probation. Jerome C. Peterson got 60 days jail and two years probation for forgery, plus Averill halfway house placement for a year. Donald F. Chaffee drew a one-year suspended jail term for reduced first offense drunken driving and two years probation. Julia A. Collins Hodge faces up to seven years reformatory for false check presenting, four years. A Cedar Rapids woman, 26, involved in a $41.19 department store check, received related sentencing.
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Linn
Patrick Kinney
Reformatory
Cedar Rapids
Jerome C. Peterson
Averill
Donald F. Chaffee
Atkins
Julia A. Collins Hodge
Life Insurance Agency Sets Winter Meeting
The Thomas 5 Redford general agency of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. holds its annual winter meeting Friday in Cedar Rapids with about 60 agents expected. On the program are David L. Roeder regional director of agencies for Northwestern Mutual and Cedar Rapids residents Stanley W. Nelson Dean A. Kehrli John M. Leland and George N. Justice CLU.
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Thomas
Amvets to Hold White Clover Sale for Veterans
Amvets Post No. 50 of Cedar Rapids sponsors a White Clover Sale Saturday in remembrance of Pearl Harbor attack. Proceeds aid hospitalized veterans disaster victims destitute families and war widows and orphans with sellers citywide. A weather note recalls a 20 year ago blizzard across the Midwest with heavy snow.
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Amvets Post No. 50
Cedar Rapids
Pearl Harbor
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